Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly

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Asteroids discovered: 18

99 Dike	May 28, 1868
110 Lydia	April 19, 1870
117 Lomia	September 12, 1871
120 Lachesis	April 10, 1872
146 Lucina	June 8, 1875
157 Dejanira	December 1, 1875
171 Ophelia	January 13, 1877
172 Baucis	February 5, 1877
173 Ino	August 1, 1877
198 Ampella	June 13, 1879
233 Asterope	May 11, 1883
240 Vanadis	August 27, 1884
246 Asporina	March 6, 1885
268 Adorea	June 8, 1887
308 Polyxo	March 31, 1891
322 Phaeo	November 27, 1891
369 Aëria	July 4, 1893
394 Arduina	November 19, 1894

Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842–February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer.

Working in Marseille, he discovered asteroids and comets.

He discovered the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly.

The asteroid 1539 Borrelly was named in his honour.

[edit] External links

• (French) Bosler, J (1926). "Alphonse Borrelly (article nécrologique)". Journal des Observateurs 9 (169).  Obituary